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A3480 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 50 collisions on the A3480 from 1989 to 2001, with 59 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 9 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the A3480 was on 20 November 2001.

Collisions since 1989
50
4,603rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
59
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
9
9 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
20 Nov 2001
Busiest year
1989
48 collisions

Crash severity on the A3480

None of the 50 collisions on the A3480 were fatal, and 18% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1989 to 2001

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious918%
  • Slight4182%

Where the A3480 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,603rd
Most casualties
4,680th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,674th

A3480 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3480 peaked at 48 in 1989, and none have been recorded since 2001.

Collisions and casualties on the A3480, 1989 to 2001

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200111
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199311
199200
199100
199000
19894857

When crashes happen on the A3480

Friday has the most collisions on the A3480 (9), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (16%)
  • Tuesday4 (8%)
  • Wednesday8 (16%)
  • Thursday7 (14%)
  • Friday9 (18%)
  • Saturday6 (12%)
  • Sunday8 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (6%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (22%)
  • 9am to noon5 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm4 (8%)
  • 3pm to 6pm11 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm8 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • February2 (4%)
  • March4 (8%)
  • April2 (4%)
  • May6 (12%)
  • June1 (2%)
  • July4 (8%)
  • August4 (8%)
  • September3 (6%)
  • October9 (18%)
  • November7 (14%)
  • December8 (16%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight34 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3480 crashes

On the A3480, 48% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 68% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (48%)
  • 40 mph21 (42%)
  • 60 mph5 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds44 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (4%)
  • Other1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (68%)
  • Wet or damp16 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway33 (66%)
  • Roundabout13 (26%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3480 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the A3480, followed by motorcyclists (24%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (24%)
  • Cyclist5 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian5 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67 (66%)
  • Motorcycle16 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (32%)
  • 21 to 255 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 359 (15%)
  • 36 to 453 (5.1%)
  • 46 to 554 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 754 (6.8%)
  • Over 758 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (64%)
  • Passenger16 (27%)
  • Pedestrian5 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A3480

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A3480

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3480 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A3480 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has the most, with 42, followed by Dorset (8).

Collisions on the A3480 in each area, 1989 to 2001
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole424908
2ndDorset81001

A3480 crashes by town

Collisions on the A3480 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Poole (19) and Bournemouth (10).

Latest recorded crashes on the A3480

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A3480, from 4 October 1989 to 20 November 2001.

Severity